An abstract print featuring intersecting black lines and a bright red shape with two overlapping smaller black forms.
Noriko Saitō, Japanese, “Sunbeam,” 2002. Ink and color on paper; drypoint with aquatint. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation in memory of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, 2018.200. © Noriko Saitō. Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Noriko Saitō, Japanese, “Sunbeam,” 2002. Ink and color on paper; drypoint with aquatint. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation in memory of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, 2018.200. © Noriko Saitō. Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

In this abstract print, light intersecting black lines form the background; toward the left is a large red geometric shape, with two black geometric forms overlapping it. A pop of yellow is at the upper right.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.200
People
Noriko Saitō, Japanese (Japan born 1973)
Title
Sunbeam
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 太陽光線
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
2002
Period
Heisei era, 1989-2019
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/362050

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and color on paper; drypoint
Technique
Drypoint
Dimensions
H. 55 × W. 67.5 cm (21 5/8 × 26 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The artist (2002), sold; [through the Tolman Collection, Tokyo]; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation in memory of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Copyright
© Noriko Saito
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.200
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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